BBC History. Kids in Norman Times.

Before you watch:

• What other historic periods have you visited with Eric?
• Who were the Normans? Where did they come to Britain from?
• You can find the answers HERE.

Who Were the Normans Quiz

Vocabulary:  Watch the video and answer the questions:

1. Everybody sleeps _________ in Norman time.

• naked
• clothed
• stark

2. What gets washed every Easter?

• the boy’s shirt
• the boy’s trousers
• the boy’s tunic

3. Does the boy’s clothes smell?

• Yes
• No
• A little bit

4. Eric is _______.

• a squire
• a knight
• a page

5. He was sent to live here:

• 3 years ago
• 4 years ago
• 5 years ago

6. Breakfast is _______.

• eggs
• bread
• beer

7. Why wouldn’t you want to drink the water?

• because it is rain water
• because it can be poisoned
• because the toilet goes into the moat

8. What do they learn?

• reading , writing, arithmetic
• hawking, heraldry, horsemanship
• archery, swordsmanship, fencing

9. Why does the boy want to be a knight?

• to go round and conquer lands
• to become a king after
• to be rich and powerful

10. What does the boy miss?

• his mom’s cooking
• his dad’s singing
• his grandpa's stories

11. Where do all the men have to go?

• to attack the Welsh
• to raid Normandy
• to defend their land

12. Who has to stay behind?

• women
• oldsters
• pages

Fill in the gaps:

1. Does it ________ a bit? A little bit.
2. Children are only  ________  1 pot.
3. In the moat it will  ________ .
4. We learn the three H's: Hawking, Heraldry and ________ .
5. Soon I will be a squire. Then a  ________ . I'll go round and  ________  lands.
6. I do stuff to learn  ________  first. But I'll be  ________  at that.
7. Pages also often  ________  at meals.
8. The Welsh are raiding. All the men have to go and ________ our lands.

• serve
• allowed
• brilliant
• weapons
• defend
• conquer
• pong
• float
• knight
• Horsemanship

How do you know a Norman Castle? Read the information and answer the questions:

• What architectural feature was in fashion back in Norman times?
• Where did workers live in the castle?
• What was the castle built on and why?
• What were the walls made of in 1066?
• What was the strongest central point of the castle called?
• What were the moat and the drawbridge for?
• Why did they make the windows narrow and small back then?

What is the castle like inside? Read the information and answer the questions:

• Why is it dark?
• Why is it noisy?
• Why is it smelly?
• Why is it  smoky?
• How would you feel if you lived there and then?

Read the description of a game Medieval Feasting and answer the questions:

• What people could you see at a Medieval Feast?
• Who were the most important, less important and the least important people at a feast?
• Explain who were lords and ladies, pages, noblemen, entertainers and peasants. Who would you rather like to be? Why?

Read a menu of a Sunday Roast - Norman Style and answer the questions:

• How many courses are there on the menu?
• How many courses are available to peasants?
• What kind of dessert is on the menu?
• What did they eat last?
• What is the most difficult thing to cook on the menu?
• What course would you like to try?
• What course would you not want to try? Why?

Describe the picture of a Medieval Feast and identify people and food.

Find all the words in the exercises that describe THE NORMANS, think about:

• places,
• things,
• clothes,
• food,
• jobs, etc

Prepare for the TEST next lesson.

English-English TESTS

Learn the words with Russian translation:
Scatter
Learn
Speller

Match words and their definitions: